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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]
2012Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (born 1943)[â ]
Griselda Blanco Restrepo was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine-based drug trade and underworld of Miami, during the 1970s through the early 2000s, and who has also been claimed by some to have been part of the MedellĂn Cartel. She was shot dead in MedellĂn on September 3, 2012, at the age of 69.
2012Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (born 1933)[â ]
Harold Glenn Dunaway was an American stock car and sprint car driver. He made one start in the NASCAR Grand National Series.
2012Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (born 1957)[â ]
Michael Clarke Duncan was an American actor. He is best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other honors, and for playing Kingpin in Daredevil and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. He also appeared in movies such as Armageddon (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), Sin City (2005), and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), as well as in the role of Leo Knox in the television series Bones (2011) and its spin-off The Finder (2012); he also appeared in episodes of Two and a Half Men. He also had voice roles in films, including Brother Bear (2003), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Green Lantern (2011); he had the voice role of Benjamin King in the video game Saints Row (2006).
2012Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (born 1917)[â ]
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmachtâthe Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe âas well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.
2012Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (born 1920)[â ]
Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church, whose members consider him and his wife, Hak Ja Han, to be their "True Parents", and of its widely noted "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremonies. The author of the Unification Church's religious scripture, the Divine Principle, was an anti-communist and an advocate for Korean reunification, for which he was recognized by the governments of both North and South Korea. Businesses he promoted included News World Communications, an international news media corporation known for its American subsidiary The Washington Times, and Tongil Group, a South Korean business group (chaebol), as well as other related organizations.
2012Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (born 1939)[â ]
Charles Grandison Rose III was an American attorney and politician and who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 7th congressional district from 1973 to 1997.
Even higher prices could not offset empty seats this summer as ticket sales at North American cinemas declined an estimated 3 percent from the period a year earlier.
The Obama administration is taking steps it hopes will force Iran to reconsider almost stalemated nuclear negotiations â and forestall an Israeli attack on Iranâs nuclear facilities.
A decision to suspend the training of new Afghan Local Police recruits was the first tap on the brakes for one of the most controversial programs in the Afghan security plan.
Erin DiMeglio, a 17-year-old senior at South Plantation High School, is believed to be the first girl to play quarterback in a Florida high school football game.
Harlem parents have been expressing frustration at the still limited number of high-quality choices in the cityâs push to add charter schools in the neighborhood.
President Obama has earned a reputation as a perpetually aspiring overachiever, striving to perfect his skills even in mundane pursuits like doodling.
As the Internet has opened the art market to the masses, the volume of fraud has vastly increased, experts say.
Nearly 16 months after first pledging to help Egyptâs failing economy, the Obama administration is nearing an agreement with the countryâs new government to relieve $1 billion of its debt.
The Royal Society in Great Britain, the worldâs oldest continuous scientific society, is striving to stay relevant in the modern world.
A dearth of information makes it difficult to document the precise relationship between routine antibiotic use in animals and antibiotic-resistant infections in people, scientists say.
The literary journal Granta has a new Chinese edition, its latest attempt to go beyond its English-language base.
âTelegraph Avenueâ by Michael Chabon pictures a David-and-Goliath battle between a vinyl record shop and a proposed mall in California.